Anyone names jumping out at ya off this list? Of course Talib, which I do hope he comes back but man, his health concerns worry me. He does this team no good off the field hurt. What about Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie?

Well Talib seemingly satified 2 of the concerns that were raised when they made the trade; could he help on D and would he stay out of trouble?

So it comes down to health--if they feel its a minor issue you gotta figure they'll try to resign him otherwise why make the trade

If someone else offers him $9 mil/year with $20 mil guaranteed or some such thing then he will be gone. Doesn't matter how well he played or that he kept his nose clean.

Agree, I'm just figuring that they must of considered him as a possible long term possiblilty when they made they trade--as opposed to trading for an older vet that could put them over the top for a year---so I'd be surprized if they just let him walk without at least trying to work out a deal

Well Talib seemingly satified 2 of the concerns that were raised when they made the trade; could he help on D and would he stay out of trouble?

So it comes down to health--if they feel its a minor issue you gotta figure they'll try to resign him otherwise why make the trade

If someone else offers him $9 mil/year with $20 mil guaranteed or some such thing then he will be gone. Doesn't matter how well he played or that he kept his nose clean.

Agree, I'm just figuring that they must of considered him as a possible long term possiblilty when they made they trade--as opposed to trading for an older vet that could put them over the top for a year---so I'd be surprized if they just let him walk without at least trying to work out a deal

Yes, I think they'll try. But it would be surprising if he didn't at least listen to other teams before signing, and it only takes one. Lots of teams need secondary help.

I really like Brent Grimes but I would think that he would command quite a salary on the open market. He is coming off of a season ending surgery so that could lower his value somewhat. I'm sure I'll be proven wrong, but I have trouble seeing Talib getting a huge payday. He has serious character red flags, so much so that he was sent packing by his previous team for a fourth round pick even though he arguably has first round talent. His offseason was just the latest in a series of off field incidents in which he may or may not have tried to fire a gun at his sister's boyfriend (and if he didn't his mother did). After that he failed a drug test for PED's (the typical Adderall defense) and had to serve a four game suspension. He comes to the Patriots where he does help to shore up a very leaky pass defense by covering the best receiver on the other team (excelling in covering big physical receivers who may have lost a step) and proceeds to get hurt. And in the biggest game of the season he shows why the Pats traded for him in the first two series (by covering an aging Anquan Boldin) and then gets hurt again. To me, there are a ton of red flags with Talib that would allow me to let someone else pay him big money.

I think a problem that the Patriots have is that top FA cornerbacks get paid a lot of money. Sean Smith is an above average CB, but you will probably have to pay him like a playmaking, shutdown corner (which he is not) to get his services. Talib showed what this defense could look like with a very good CB, it's just a matter of how much the Pats are willing to overspend at that position.

I'm not one to speculate but I would sign 2 CBs , that's what the Pats need. Proof was when Talib went down, it not only changed Ravens passing game but our D fell appart , they just laid and took the oncoming offense. If the Ravens in the 1st half would have started throwing the ball more the final would have been worse than the end result.

All this to say it took only 1 injury , 1 player to change this game. That's weak.